FRANKLIN (Somerset County) — Two people were injured when a small single-engine plane crashed on Weston Canal Road during an emergency landing early this afternoon, police said.

Police received a call about the crash, near Schoolhouse Road, about 1 p.m., said Franklin Township police Sgt. Philip Rizzo. Two people inside the plane were injured, but their identities have not been released.

Their injuries were not considered to be life-threatening, and both were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Rizzo said.

The plane, a two-seat Piper PA-38 Tomahawk, hit at least three utility poles while making a forced landing, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration’s eastern division, which includes New York and New Jersey.

The plane is registered to Thomas K. Dempsey of New York City, but it is not known whether he was one of the injured victims. Dempsey could not be reached for comment.

It is not known where the flight originated or where it was going, Peters said. The plane was flying under visual flight rules, which means the pilot and any passengers can get in the plane and take off without filing a flight plan or telling an official where they are going.

This is generally permitted only on clear days with no cloud cover and unrestricted visibility, Peters said.